Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's Spending History

Sen. Ted Cruz is:

Overall: High

Versus Party: High

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CBO Score	Bill Name	Date
$1.3 Trillion	H.R. 748: CARES Act Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act This bill responds to...	April 16, 2020
$482.9 Billion	H.R. 266: Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enh... Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing additional funding for small...	April 22, 2020
$97.7 Billion	H.R. 6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing paid sick leave, tax...	April 02, 2020
$43.9 Billion	S. 1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Ye... Authorizes FY2020 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of...	December 11, 2019
$18 Billion	H.R. 2157: Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019 This bill provides $17.2 billion in FY2019 supplemental appropriations to several federal departments and agencies...	May 23, 2019
$10.9 Billion	H.R. 4334: Dignity in Aging Act of 2019 Amends the Older Americans Act (OAA) of 1965, which provides funding through the Department of...	October 16, 2019
$10.2 Billion	H.R. 1327: Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorizati... Funds through FY2090 the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. Additionally, the bill modifies...	July 11, 2019
$8.1 Billion	H.R. 6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Suppleme... Provides $8.3 billion in emergency funding for federal agencies to respond to the coronavirus outbreak....	March 04, 2020
$4.5 Billion	H.R. 3401: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Huma... This bill provides $4.5 billion in FY2019 emergency supplemental appropriations to federal departments and agencies...	June 24, 2019
$2.1 Billion	H.R. 4031: GLRI Act of 2019 Authorizes appropriations totaling $2.125 billion over the 2022-2026 period for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative....	October 02, 2019
$1.1 Billion	S. 3051: America's Conservation Enhancement Act Authorizes appropriations totaling $1.1 billion over the 2020-2025 period for various federal conservation programs and...	January 16, 2020
$875 Million	H.R. 299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 Amends title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain...	May 13, 2019
$800 Million	H.R. 4998: Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act... Establishes a program, administered by the Federal Communications Commission, to reimburse certain U.S. communications...	February 06, 2020
$759 Million	H.R. 5430: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implemen... Provides appropriations to several federal agencies for implementing the USMCA.	December 16, 2019
$644 Million	H.R. 777: Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019 Reauthorizes grants that support state and local efforts to process DNA evidence in rape kits....	May 13, 2019

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Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz is a Senator from Texas. Born in Calgary, Canada, in 1970 , he earned his B.A. from Princeton University in 1992 and his J.D. from Harvard University in 1995. He was law clerk to Chief Justice of the United States William Rehnquist and associate deputy attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice. He was also director of the Office of Policy Planning, Federal Trade Commission; and solicitor general of Texas from 2003-2008.

He was elected to the United States Senate in 2012 after a Tea Party-supported primary campaign against David Dewhurst. In 2016, he was the last Republican candidate to concede to eventual nominee Donald Trump.

You can learn more about Senator Ted Cruz's votes on spending and budgets at SpendingTracker.org

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H.R. 5376: Build Back Better Act

Provides funding, establishes programs, and otherwise modifies provisions relating to a broad array of areas, including education, labor, child care, health care, taxes, immigration, and the environment. (The bill is commonly referred to as the Build Back Better Act.) For...
H.R. 7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities for FY2023 and addresses other issues. For example, the bill authorizes the procurement of various items, including destroyers and aircraft; modifies inventory requirements for various Air Force programs; authorizes DOD to furnish electric vehicle...
H.R. 4350: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Authorizes FY2022 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2022.
H.R. 7309: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022

Reauthorizes through FY2028 and expands programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The bill also revises workforce investment, vocational rehabilitation, employment, training, and literacy programs for eligible individuals. For example, the bill increases workforce representation on...
H.R. 2225: National Science Foundation for the Future Act

Reauthorizes the National Science Foundation (NSF) through FY2026 and authorizes programs and activities at the NSF. The bill establishes requirements for the NSF, including to enter into a contract with the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to...
H.R. 8294: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

Provides FY2023 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2023 appropriations bills: the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023; the Ag...

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Relevant Bills

H.R. 748: CARES Act

H.R. 266: Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enh...

H.R. 6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act

S. 1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Ye...

H.R. 2157: Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019

H.R. 4334: Dignity in Aging Act of 2019

H.R. 1327: Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorizati...

H.R. 6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Suppleme...

H.R. 3401: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Huma...

H.R. 4031: GLRI Act of 2019

S. 3051: America's Conservation Enhancement Act

H.R. 299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019

H.R. 4998: Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act...

H.R. 5430: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implemen...

H.R. 777: Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019

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Upcoming Bills

H.R. 5376: Build Back Better Act

H.R. 7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

H.R. 4350: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

H.R. 7309: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022

H.R. 2225: National Science Foundation for the Future Act

H.R. 8294: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

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H.R. 4350: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

H.R. 7309: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022

H.R. 2225: National Science Foundation for the Future Act

H.R. 8294: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

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